5077.0 Health eduction to address diabetes in underserved population

Wednesday, November 10, 2010: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Oral
Diabetes self-care management is a crucial element of good diabetes care and can improve glycemic control. Diabetic patients need continuity of support, monitoring, and resource for compliance and disease management. This session explores educational and clinical strategies to address non-compliance of self-care in diabetic patients.
Session Objectives: 1. Identify strategies to improve diabetes care in underserved populations. 2. Discuss disparities and their impact on diabetes management and control.
Moderator:
Ali Moradi, MD, MPH

8:30am
A health center team care approach to Chinese American diabetes disparities
Winston Tseng, PhD, Ben Lui, MD, MPH, Rosy Chang Weir, PhD, Susan L. Ivey, MD, MHSA, Elaine Kurtovich, MPH, Liss Ieong, Kelly Fang, Hui Song, MPH, MS and Melissa Ongpin
        
8:45am
Do African American college students recognize and cope with the threat of diabetes?
Corliss Allen, MPH, Ivette A. López, PhD, MPH, Tonetta Y. Scott, MPH and Fei Tan, PhD
     
9:00am
Youth Health Promotion Challenge: Using a CBPR approach to address functional health literacy and type 2 diabetes prevention in African American and Latino adolescents
Melissa A. Valerio, PhD, Edith Parker, DrPH, Gloria Palmisano, BS, MA, Alfonso Bermea, MEd, LPC, Celia Williams, Rachel Garcia, Zachary Rowe, Yolanda Hill-Ashford, MSW, Cheryl Tannas, Richard Trice, Angela Reyes, MPH and Robert McGranaghan, MPH
     
9:15am
Power to prevent diabetes
Marinelle Payton, MD, PhD, MS, MPH and Christopher Watts, MPH
9:30am
Quality improvement instrument improves multidisciplinary approach to self management in West Virginia clinics
Richard Crespo, PhD, Molly Shrewsberry, MPH, MS, CHES and Carol Brownson, MSPH
     

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Endorsed by: Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health, Social Work

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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